Main brake line flexible section
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Main brake line flexible section
The line leaving the master cylinder on my truck has a flex section about two feet down. Is that necessary? I picked up a solid piece of line. The fellow at my parts store didnt think it needed to be a flex line, but Im cautious.
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks,
Luke
Any thoughts/suggestions?
Thanks,
Luke
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The solid line needs to flex a bit between the master cylinder and where the line mounts to the frame. Usually, this is done by making a 'coil' in the solid line making it look like a coil spring so it will flex a bit but not fatigue and break. I took my solid line and wrapped it around a fire extinguisher a couple times to add the coil.
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Thanks, I had been wondering about that. I may get a couple slightly shorter pieces and do that. Looks like the 5' stick I got is just enough to make it and doing any coils would make it too short. Easy enough to fix.
Thanks again,
Luke
Thanks again,
Luke
